Chapter 2180 Mysterious Skeletons, Three Immortal Sects

"understand!"

Everyone answered in unison.

Zhou Rumo nodded, then waved his hand, leading everyone to shoot directly towards the Xuanming Ancestor's cave.

Unbeknownst to them, just as Zhou Rumo, Huo Lingyan of the Tianhuang Immortal Sect, and others were leading a large group of people directly towards the Xuanming Ancestor's cave again, a buzzing sound suddenly came from a mountain full of immortal energy, tens of millions of miles away from Jinling Mountain.

A huge crack appeared in the mountain that was originally shrouded in thick fog.

The rich, ethereal aura, like a tidal wave, rapidly dispersed to both sides.

At that very moment, a piercing, cold snort echoed from deep within the mountains.

"Humph!"

The sound wasn't very loud.

But the mountain trembled violently at that cold snort.

The massive boulder, several meters in size, collapsed rapidly at that moment.

The scattered celestial energy, for some unknown reason, suddenly began to desperately converge.

However, it was completely blocked by an incomparably pure demonic energy.

At that moment, a cold male voice suddenly rang out from the mountains.

"I've been asleep for who knows how long this time. Hehe, now that I've awakened, I must do something!"

Wow!

Deep in the mountains, the powerful demonic energy, for some unknown reason, actually gave up fighting against the immortal energy.

Soon, it disappeared deep into the mountains.

The dense aura of immortality all around quickly stabilized.

It completely enveloped the entire mountain once again.

However, not long after, a young female cultivator dressed in a palace dress suddenly descended from the sky.

Her beautiful eyes swept across the area near the mountains, but her expression became very unnatural.

"Such dense demonic energy! Could it be that the old demon has actually broken free from the sealed land?"

"Our Three Immortals Sect was ordered to guard the seal here. Countless years have passed, and everything remains peaceful!"

"Could it be that this old devil is determined to cause a great disturbance in our generation?"

The female cultivator sneered, continuously radiating the oppressive aura of a late-stage Celestial Immortal at the Great Perfection realm.

However, before the female cultivator could make a move, the voice of the man who had just disappeared rang out again from the void.

"You junior, how utterly impolite! Now that you know I have awakened, why don't you come quickly and break the seal here to welcome me back to my rightful place?"

The man's voice carried an undeniable air of authority.

Upon hearing this, the female cultivator's expression changed drastically.

"You old demon, you've been sealed away for so many years, yet you still dare to be so presumptuous? Do you really think our Three Immortals Sect's Demon-Slaying Array is just for show?"

The female cultivator sneered.

With a flick of his wrist, he produced a pale gold array flag.

The moment the immortal power was injected into it, the size of the array flag suddenly increased dramatically.

Soon, streaks of purple-gold lightning power, as thick as a bowl, surged wildly from the array flags.

Almost simultaneously, a rumbling sound suddenly came from the mountains shrouded in dense immortal energy.

A lightning array light screen, tens of feet thick, suddenly appeared out of thin air.

"go with!"

Upon seeing this, the female cultivator couldn't help but give a cold smile.

With a flick of his finger, a bolt of lightning, as thick as a bowl, burst forth from the array's light screen.

It rushed straight down into the mountains below.

Soon, this power of lightning rules rushed wildly into the depths of the mountains.

And then it completely disappeared.

For a long time, the female cultivator did not hear the man's threatening words.

"Has this old fellow finally behaved himself? If so, I can go back and report!"

The female cultivator sneered, and seeing that the man had fallen silent, she left satisfied.

Little did they know that shortly after the female cultivator left, the rich immortal energy in the mountains surged once more.

A thick mass of demonic energy was also fully revealed.

If the female cultivator were here, she would be astonished to find that the terrifying lightning attack she had just unleashed was completely blocked by a large mass of demonic energy.

At this moment, a large amount of demonic energy and lightning power were frantically consuming each other in the void.

At the center of the demonic energy, a skeleton dressed in a black robe stood with its hands behind its back.

He calmly watched the lightning attack before him.

"Heh, after all these years, these descendants of Ancestor Xuanming really haven't made any progress at all. What threat does this kind of lightning-based formation pose to me?"

"Although I have been in a state of slumber within the seal all these years, I was no ordinary person back then!"

"How could mere lightning power be a match for me?"

The mysterious skeleton grinned menacingly.

With a shriveled hand, a surge of dense demonic energy shot directly towards the power of the lightning rules.

In the blink of an eye, this incredibly dense power of lightning rules was completely consumed by the demonic energy.

It's unknown what the mysterious skeleton discovered.

A strange, cold smile suddenly appeared on his lips.

"After all these years, someone should have found the clues to the Xuanming Ancestor's cave that I left behind back then, right?"

"Hehe, as long as someone finds the Myriad Immortals Map and opens its ancient secret realm, I will have the opportunity to leave this seal."

"Haha... Even if Ancestor Xuanming is powerful, he probably couldn't have foreseen that I still had a remnant soul left in the ancient secret realm back then!"

"Although I have been trapped here all these years, my connection with the remnant soul has not been severed."

"At that time, I can use a secret technique to leave the seal directly with the help of the remnant soul."

"Ha ha……"

……

Deep within Jinling Mountain, a fleeting shadow raced through the void.

The powerful monsters nearby seemed completely unaware of the afterimage, lazily remaining in their own territories without any intention of launching an attack.

They were just waiting for that afterimage to disappear thousands of miles away in one breath.

Once he was sure that he had no followers and was temporarily safe, he stopped in a small valley.

This person was none other than Chen Xuan.

After parting ways with everyone, Chen Xuan naturally dared not be careless.

They proceeded cautiously, fearing they might be followed.

Only after arriving in the small valley and confirming that everything was safe did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"Hehe, Liu Haizhou and Liu Erniang must have gone to the Xuanming Ancestor's cave again to investigate the secrets of the Myriad Immortals Map!"

"Perhaps, these guys' goal from the very beginning was to find the Myriad Immortals Map."

"As for me, I just happened to get involved in their affairs by accident."

"In that case, there's no need for me to continue cooperating with them."

"Why not take this opportunity to find a place here to cultivate in seclusion for a while and then decide what to do next!"

"Anyway, the sect's task for me was only to restrain the power of the Heavenly Emperor Immortal Sect, and it did not specify when I had to make a big move."

Upon thinking of this, Chen Xuan's lips curled up slightly.

With a thought, Chen Xuan released Chen Xie, Chen Quan, and Chen Li.

"Chen Li, Chen Quan, you two go and drive away the nearby demonic beasts. As for Chen Xie, help me build a cave!"

Chen Xuan gave the order, and all the demon beasts immediately got to work.

As for Chen Xuan himself, he was not idle either.

He seized the opportunity and immediately set up the Big Dipper formation he carried with him.

Half an hour later, Chen Xie had just finished opening up his cave dwelling, and Chen Xuan had finally completed setting up the Big Dipper Seven Stars Formation.

Wow!

With a flick of his finger, the array's light barrier rapidly rose into the air, completely enveloping the entire valley.

Chen Xuan personally tested the power of the Big Dipper Formation. After confirming its effectiveness, he left behind several thousand Iron-Tailed Scorpions to guard his cave.

As for the other demonic beasts, he took them directly into the Immortal Beast Tower to cultivate as soon as possible.

Wow!

As soon as Chen Xuan appeared in the Immortal Beast Tower, the vast spiritual energy of heaven and earth rapidly converged upon him.

Chen Xuan ignored all of this at the moment.

It appeared directly next to the cold pool.

Chen Chong, who was in seclusion in the icy pool healing his injuries, perhaps sensed Chen Xuan's arrival, and quickly opened his eyes and stepped out of the icy pool.

"I've met the master!"

Chen Chong looked at Chen Xuan, his eyes filled with excitement.

Chen Xuan nodded and used his divine sense to carefully examine Chen Chong's physical condition.

Only after confirming that his seclusion and healing had completely healed most of Chen Chong's injuries did he smile with satisfaction.

"Chen Chong, although most of your injuries have healed, the remaining ones still require attention. For now, you should continue your secluded healing in the Cold Pool!"

"You can come out of seclusion after your injuries have fully healed!"

Chen Xuan explained with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Chen Chong was overjoyed.

"Thank you, Master!"

"Hehe, there's no need for such formalities between us!"

Chen Xuan smiled and waved his hand.

After a pause, Chen Xuan carefully sensed the changes occurring in Chen Chong and couldn't help but look curious.

"During your seclusion, your cultivation level has improved considerably compared to usual. Could it be that you had some kind of fortuitous encounter in the Cold Pool?"

Upon hearing Chen Xuan's words, Chen Chong immediately looked embarrassed.

“Master, I usually cultivate very diligently and never slack off. This time, when I was in seclusion in the Cold Pool to heal my injuries, my cultivation level improved faster than usual. Perhaps it is because I have been fighting with you a lot during this period.”

"Could it be that your Gold-Eating Insect clan improves its cultivation not through the accumulation of immortal power, but through combat?"

Chen Xuan looked curious.

He found this matter rather bizarre.

However, judging from Chen Chong's situation, it seems that such a situation may indeed exist.

"Master, I can't say for sure about this either!"

Chen Chong scratched his head, his expression full of apology.

After all, even he himself couldn't quite explain his physical condition.

"Alright, let's go back to our seclusion and heal our injuries," Chen Xuan said with a smile.

Chen Chong agreed and went directly into the cold pool to resume his secluded cultivation.

Chen Xuan stood there, pondering for a long time before revealing a look of bewilderment.

"Chen Chong has had his own fortuitous encounter, that's an indisputable fact. Otherwise, his cultivation wouldn't have improved so quickly. In my opinion, it won't be long before Chen Chong advances to the mid-stage of the Celestial Immortal realm. His cultivation speed is quite impressive!"

Chen Xuan muttered softly.

Soon, as if remembering something, he found a place and casually sat down cross-legged.

Before long, he summoned more than a dozen gold-devouring insects by himself.